Month: February 2016

Originally published at Every Joe Sanders 60%, Clinton 38%. Trump 35%, Kasich 16%. This is what happens when voters are so frustrated that they choose the devils they don’t know over the ones that are all too familiar. As someone who cut her teeth politically in the Ron Paul and Tea Party movements, I get…

Originally published at Rare Last week’s Iowa caucus was dominated by the outsiders, as top finishers Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio are, at least by most measures, insurgents with less political experience than their competitors. (I’ve argued that Rubio is actually “stealth establishment,” but he nonetheless pushes an outsider image – and pretty…

Originally published at Rare On Friday, former Rep. Ron Paul was interviewed by Texas-based KERA News, and provided some insight into why he thinks his son Rand Paul’s campaign faltered, along with his thoughts on Bernie Sanders. Of his son’s suspended campaign, Paul said, “Conditions are different right now and unfortunately, people are scared and…

Originally published at Rare Wednesday evening, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper for town hall style interviews at an opera house in Derry, New Hampshire. Sanders, who currently leads in New Hampshire with 63 percent of the vote, spoke first. Sanders went through his usual talking points, attacking billionaires, income inequailty, and…

Originally published at Rare Tech entrepreneur Scott Banister has long been an ally to the liberty movement. The angel investor, IronPort founder, and PayPal board member donated $3 million to a Rand Paul supporting Super PAC, and has been a vocal supporter of the libertarian Republican. Now that Rand Paul is out of the presidential…